Thanks Martin.

It doesn't seem to be working.

I added this namespace declaration: xmlns:saxon="http://saxon.sf.net"

And added the attribute: <xsl:output method="xml" saxon:canonical="yes" />

I am still getting <test/>

I am using SAXON EE 10.1

Suggestions?

/Roger

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Am 17.06.2022 um 14:15 schrieb Roger L Costello costello@xxxxxxxxx:
> Hi Folks,
>
> For this element:
>
> <test>foo</test>
>
> The following XSLT:
>
>      <xsl:template match="*">
>          <xsl:element name="{name(.)}">
>              <xsl:apply-templates />
>          </xsl:element>
>      </xsl:template>
>
>      <xsl:template match="text()" />
>
> Outputs this:
>
> <test/>
>
> How do I get the XSLT processor to output both the start tag and the end
tag:
>
> <test></test>
>
That is a serialization feature/requirement, I think in Saxon PE/EE you
can ensure that with canonical serialization
https://www.saxonica.com/html/documentation11/extensions/output-extras/serial
ization-parameters.html
but of course that does some other normalization as well.